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The People of Saint Lucia are finally set to see the Hewanorra International Airport (HIA) Redevelopment Project take off, the government of Saint Lucia has announced. The redevelopment includes: a new terminal building, control tower, apron, taxiway, air field and ground lighting system, and car park and roadway as well as the implementation of modern […]

[World Health Organization, Pan-American Health Organization] – In the Americas, more than 34,000 women die each year from this disease, which can be prevented through vaccination, screening, and treatment of precancerous lesions. [Washington, D.C., 27 November 2018 (PAHO)] – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched a communication campaign today to prevent cervical cancer, which …

By Caribbean News Now contributor BASSETERRE, St Kitts — The opposition St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has filed a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris. The motion, in the name of leader of the opposition, Dr Denzil Douglas, has been submitted to the Clerk of the St. Kitts and Nevis National […]

KATOWICE, Poland — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Pacific, as a collection of small island developing states, are forging closer collaboration at COP24 to combat climate change. OECS director general, Dr Didacus Jules, met with his counterpart in the Pacific, Kosi Latu, director general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional […]

MIAMI, USA — The US Coast Guard interdicted 11 migrants and two suspected smugglers on Sunday approximately 12 miles east of Miami. The Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered crew located an unlit 26-foot vessel approximately 12 miles east of Government Cut. The cutter Robert Yered crew safely embarked the seven Haitians, three Bahamians, two Ecuadorians, […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts — The head of the Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the St Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr Joan Lutchman, has reiterated calls for the region to be prepared for a major earthquake after several parts of the Caribbean have been jolted by earth tremors. Over the […]

KATOWICE, Poland — KfW and the World Bank have signed an agreement for a €15 million contribution from Germany to be executed under the Central America and Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Program (CACCRIP). This is the biggest contribution to the CACCRIP from a single donor. The engagement is part of the efforts from donors and […]

WALNUT CREEK, USA — Del Monte Foods has announced a recall of 64,242 cases of Fiesta Corn Seasoned with Red and Green Peppers due to under-processing. These deviations were part of the commercial sterilization process and could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, which could lead to life-threatening illness if consumed. There have […]

The head of Redemption Ministries, Benedict ‘Pastor Ben’ Jn Baptiste has declared that people are talking a lot about crime, but there is insufficient action. “A lot of talk, talk, talk and not enough action,” he asserted. Jn Baptiste, who held a convocation on crime last week, said it was unfortunate that so many people […]